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How to get fromGenève-Cornavin Station to Cologneby plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus or car

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There are 11 ways to get from Genève-Cornavin Station to Cologne by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, or car

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  1. Fly Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeGVA - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    4h 36m
    €105–286

  2. Bus

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    1. Take the bus from Geneva to Frankfurt AirportbusN122
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne Airport CGNbusN280 / ...
    12h 37m
    €50–137

  3. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Genève to BerntrainIc1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrainIc6 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain20 / ...
    4. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    8h 19m
    €106–354

  4. Drive 650.6 km

    1. Drive from Genève-Cornavin Station to Colognecar650.6 km
    8h
    €112–162

  5. Fly Geneva International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeGVA - CGN
    5h 49m
    €117–312

  6. Fly Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeGVA - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain
    4h 57m
    €123–323

  7. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)planeLYS - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
    7h 14m
    €138–342

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport

    1. Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)planeZRH - CGN
    6h 40m
    €131–313

  9. Fly Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)planeGVA - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
    6h 35m
    €86–228

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Genève to LausannetrainIc1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Lausanne to Biel/BiennetrainIc5 / ...
    3. Take the train from Biel/Bienne to Basel SBBtrain
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Köln Hbftrain43 / ...
    8h 34m
    €84–262

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Annemasse to Metz - Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the train from Metz Ville to LuxembourgtrainTer
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg to Koeln SuedtrainRe
    17h 33m
    €122–208

Genève-Cornavin Station to Cologne by train

Calendar98Weekly Trains
Duration8h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket€106Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Genève-Cornavin Station, Switzerland and Cologne, Germany?

You can take a train from Genève to Köln Hbf via Bern, Basel SBB, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Genève-Cornavin Station to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Geneva, Frankfurt Airport, Cologne Airport CGN, and Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf in around 12h 37m.

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